It’s never too late for awards.
Fuller Lake Skating Club members always look forward to their annual awards ceremony, but the original event slated for April had to be postponed due to COVID-19. The long-awaited ceremony finally happened at Transfer Beach in Ladysmith Sunday, Aug. 16 with COVID protocols in place to maintain social distancing.
The awards were also done in smaller groups to keep the numbers low.
Everyone enjoyed getting together even under the different circumstances to recognize all the hard work the skaters did during the 2019-20 season. With the season cut short, it left everyone with a sense of relief and closure, at least.
Following are the award recipients in the various divisions:
CANSKATE AWARDS
Precan of the Year: Isabelle Morencie; Most Improved Precan: Quinn Kopke; Most Enthusiastic Precan: Liam Montgomery; Canskater of the Year: Kesler Kopke; Most Improved Canskater (Boy): Carter Pearson; Most Improved Canskater (Girl): Juliana Lange; Sportsmanship: Josie Sharpe.
FIGURE SKATING AWARDS
Pre-Junior Skater of the Year: Quinn Montgomery; Most Improved Pre-Junior: Caitlin Varcoe; Sportsmanship: Isla Fink and Malia Hart; Junior Skater of the Year: Tea Searle; Most Improved Junior: Alex Jensen; Sportsmanship: Elise Meunier; Intermediate Skater of the Year: Hannah Wilson; Most Improved Intermediate: Heidi Simpson; Sportsmanship: Daisy Troise; Senior Skater of the Year: Alexandra Fernau; Most Improved Senior: Leah Brown and Michäelle Torres Hernandez; Sportsmanship: Amanda Nagy; Dancer of the Year: Sophie Dawe and Lucy Street.
POWER SKATING AWARDS
Pre-Power Skater of the Year: Lewis Christian; Most Improved Pre-Power: Cooper Smith; Sportsmanship: Gavin Plester; Junior Power Skater of the Year: Sheamus Scafe and Jane Mann; Most Improved Junior Power: Oliver Brooks/Weston Carter/Brayden Kerr; Sportsmanship: Tristan Chan; Senior Power Skater of the Year: Ryley Wetzel-Eden/Isabella Wiebe; Most Improved Senior Power: Joel Herkel; Sportsmanship Connor Deane.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Program Assistant of the Year: Jasmine Taylor and Angus Donovan; Commitment to Excellence in Memory of Barb Knott: Alexandra Fernau and Hannah Wilson; Volunteer of the Year: Luisa Shillingford.
SKATE-A-THON 2019 WINNERS
Most Money Pledged: 1. Angus Donovan $700; 2. Weston Carter $455; 3. Hank Olson $350; 4. Isabelle Morencie $330; 5. Carter Pearson $300.
$100 or more raised: 1. Isla Fink $240; 2. Cooper Smith $190; 3. Alex Jensen $170.60; 4. Austin Russell $150; 5. Brooklyn Puska $142; 6. Chase Puska $138; 7. Mason Heslop $118; 8. Jasmine Taylor $116.45; 9. Emma Burt $100; 10. Helena Kilvert $100; 11. Bridgett Watson $100.
Most Laps: 1. Pre-can – Isabelle Morencie 13; Canskate – Eli Torres Hernandez 60; Pre-Juniors – Malia Hart 45; Pre-Power – Lewis Christian 34; Juniors – Alex Jensen 67; Junior Power – Weston Carter 73; Intermediates – Daisy Troise and Hannah Wilson 77; Seniors – Brooklyn Puska and Lucy Street 87; Senior Power – Connor Deane 50.
The 2020-21 regular season is tentatively starting Sept. 14. Some of the Intermediates and Seniors have already been skating for a few weeks at summer schools in Nanaimo and Duncan. They were fortunate to have the opportunity to regain skating skills before the season starts.
